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MM 10/23/17

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Michael's Memo 10/23/17 Hello staff, as we storm into the week I would like for us as a staff to focus on complimenting one another as well as the students. Make the attempt to provide a positive compliment towards one of your colleagues and provide one to your students in their agendas. A positive compliment goes a long way, and you never really know what your colleagues are going through. Thank you to the Theater Department and other contributors for the well run Fall Ball. The students looked very nice and I was so proud of their behavior. Curriculum Focus STAR Training on Thursday afternoon in the JSA Cafe in place of PLC's for training. 3:30 - 4:30, PLC's are cancelled on Thursday due to after school training. Please plan on attending.  ELA: • Attached is the most recent district summary of STAR Reading projections for FSA. To view individual school reports comparable to the attachment log into STAR>Reports>More Reports>Consolidated Reports STICKY ...
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MM 8/28/17

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MM 8/28/17 Good morning staff, I want to thank everyone who made our first staff picnic possible from the past weekend. It was great to see all of the  smiling faces and interaction with the JSA staff.  We had a wonderful time socializing  and flying down slides, playing corn hole game, and listening to some good times.  The event was the first of several planned culture building events for the year.    As we set out for the week, please make sure that we are following our learning maps  and close to our pacing guides. We will begin to leave coaching forms in the classrooms and provide feedback on lessons.  Our video from this week’s focuses on the use of teamwork to achieve a goal . Academic Update   We must make  sur e that all of the STAR and  Writing Essays have been score d by August 31 st .   General : Daily Schedules Posted in All Rooms (including small group times) AR Tracking Visible in A...
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MM 1/23/17

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Michael's Memo 1/23/17 Good Evening, Hopefully everyone made it safe through the inclement weather we had in Polk County. As we move into the week I would like to continue focusing on standards based instruction and the importance of teaching to the standards within our classrooms daily. We do our students a grave disservice if we continue to let our fears be transferred to the students on what they are "able" to do versus challenging them and seeing what the outcome will be when provided the opportunity. I know that we see them all as our children but we can never experience the great feeling of watching them  achieve the accomplishment of flying if we never allow them to leave the nest. Our video for the week can be an excellent metaphor for instruction, it starts off fully dependent upon the instructor and eventually we become a facilitator of learning. Enjoy! Principal's Meeting Updates We will be focusing on the Polk County Strategic Plan that has outlin...
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